Electoral wardE05010370
Braintree West ward, Braintree
Braintree West is one of 26 electoral wards of Braintree District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,166 residents in 2,631 households — 3,513 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Braintree constituency; for county elections it is in the Braintree Town division.
Residents, 20216,166council ward average 5,972
Households2,6312.34 residents per household
Density3,513/ km²about 1.76 km² · Braintree 254
Aged 65+23.4%Braintree: 20.4% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 321
5–95.5% · 338
10–156.9% · 426
16–194.1% · 250
20–244.9% · 300
25–3410.8% · 668
35–4918.8% · 1,161
50–6420.4% · 1,260
65–7411.9% · 733
75–848.3% · 509
85+3.3% · 201
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.5% · 433
1 car or van38.3% · 1,007
2 cars or vans32.1% · 844
3 or more13.2% · 347
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Braintree overall: 67.8% owned, 16.3% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright40.3% · 1,060
With mortgage34.9% · 919
Shared ownership1.0% · 25
Social rented7.6% · 201
Private rented16.2% · 425
Type of home
Detached house30.2% · 795
Semi-detached house34.9% · 918
Terraced house21.7% · 572
Purpose-built flat11.8% · 311
Converted house0.9% · 23
Other conversion0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010370- Council
- Braintree District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Braintree Town
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 26
Other wards in the same constituency
BBocking Blackwater16.2% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned10,301BBocking North25.5% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned5,221BBocking South17.2% aged 65+ · 50.1% owned6,754BBraintree Central & Beckers Green15.4% aged 65+ · 46.4% owned9,584BBraintree South15.4% aged 65+ · 63.5% owned6,558BBumpstead24.4% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,880GGosfield & Greenstead Green30.7% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,737GGreat Notley & Black Notley15.7% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned10,101HHalstead St Andrew's22.0% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned6,486HHalstead Trinity18.9% aged 65+ · 60.4% owned7,073HHedingham22.8% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned6,016RRayne21.8% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned2,887SStour Valley North27.1% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned2,923SStour Valley South28.6% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned3,014
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.